A massive, watch-by-watch breakdown of a whole 30-day month (October, if you're asking. The 31st is not included).

An even more massive breakdown of the aforementioned 30 townspeople (NPCs), their houses, treasures, secret lore, and household, giving you about 100 different NPCs.

An appendix with some stuff, including suggested music.

And a little art.

What people have said:

"Everything has this sense of horror ... these are people who survived [war] and can easily wind up burned to death by the party." —an editor.

"This is amazing. I started to read it over my morning coffee and couldn't put it down. I've never been so immersed by an RPG module before. The detail of the villagers, the town, the history, the weird, all awesome ... I would totally read a novel in this setting." —a patron.

This work was made possible with the gracious support of the Heroes of the Stratometaship, Luka's Patreon (WizardThiefFighter).

I was browsing through the free version, and I noticed that on more than one page, parts were unreadable due to the figures. Is this issue common also to the full/print version?

Luka ROctober 07, 2019 9:37 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Nope, those are fully legible!

Craig HAugust 06, 2019 5:58 am UTC

PURCHASER

Hi Luka, How are we going with the PoD here at DriveThru? Thanks

Luka ROctober 07, 2019 9:37 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Sorry for getting back to you late - August was rather crazy. Will look into it this month, I think.

Jens RJune 11, 2019 7:33 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Hi Luka,
thanks a lot... now I have to have it printed again - lol. Great stuff.
Does it say Erpanded on the cover or am I blind?
Cheers
Jens

PS. Would you like to see pix of the first edition I had printed? Send me a pm.

Luka RJune 11, 2019 10:41 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Haha, it's an odd "x" in that font :D - I agree, looks very r-ish.

Luka RJune 11, 2019 10:41 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

PS - I'd love to see that. How do I send a pm, tho?

Jens RJune 12, 2019 10:01 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Hey Luka,
I am not sure about the pm... I'll figure it out.
About the x/r-gag, I have the font too and it is quite odd.
cheers
Jens

Jens RJune 12, 2019 10:08 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Can I contact you via your Webpage?

Jens RJune 12, 2019 10:20 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Message sent... Hope to hear from you
Cheers...
Jens

Luka RJune 13, 2019 5:28 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Yep! Arrived! :D

Jens RMarch 18, 2019 5:02 am UTC

PURCHASER

Hi Luka,
is it okay if I take the PDF of Witchburner I bought to a copyshop and have it made into a booklet?
Cheers
Jens

Luka RMarch 18, 2019 2:08 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Oh, totally, Jens :) so long as you don't sell it, the .pdf is yours to print, ring-bind, and game with :)

Jens RMarch 19, 2019 11:43 am UTC

PURCHASER

Great!
I just took the PDF apart - extracted the images and retouched/edited (affinity Photo) the missing bleed for print. Reassembled (affinity Publisher Beta) the text with the images (4c) and sent it to my copyshop for digital printing. Will be done coming Monday. I can not wait to see it. The artwork is worth printing. Wenn you get the pod version ready I will buy a copy - should look better than my version. I hope it will be hardcover.
Cheers
Jens

Luka RMarch 19, 2019 10:30 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Sounds cool! And yeah, for future versions might boost up the margins a wee bit.

Daniel Enoch TMarch 12, 2019 9:31 pm UTC

I am also waiting for PoD and you got my business once that happens. PS everyone, there is a very cool kickstarter with Lika contributing currently going on as of the date of this post. I funded.

Is there a difference, content-wise, between this and the print Funeral Edition? Just asking, since I managed to get my hand on the Funeral Edition.

Luka RMarch 06, 2019 1:40 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Yes, there is a little bit of difference. The Funeral Edition has more art, for one thing, and several worksheets too.

I'll be updating this edition with the extra content at some point.

Luka RJuly 25, 2019 4:45 am UTC

PUBLISHER

It has the extra content now.

David HNovember 04, 2018 4:44 am UTC

Is there going to be a stapled POD edition either here or on Lulu?

Colin CNovember 30, 2018 3:48 pm UTC

I'm also wondering this.

Luka RDecember 01, 2018 2:38 am UTC

PUBLISHER

So, I'm in talks to do a limited edition zine run. After that, I will set up a POD, too.

Michael NDecember 24, 2018 10:01 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Sounds awesome. How will people learn about it if it goes through?

Luka RDecember 25, 2018 2:42 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Every .pdf buyer will get a notification with a discount coupon and there'll be public announcements by the regular suspects: Hydra, XXX, etc.

Michael NFebruary 05, 2019 5:54 am UTC

PURCHASER

Luka, is there an estimated date of release for the POD codes? Thanks.

Luka RFebruary 08, 2019 12:20 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

I'll order the proofs for a POD in March. I've got my plate full right now with a little something for the UVG ... ;)

Michael NMay 16, 2019 5:19 am UTC

PURCHASER

Luka, backed UVG at a high level so I know you’re busy. Any updates on the PoD for this book? I hate to be a pain in the rear but I’m still excited to get a print copy. Thanks for the cool products and keep up the good work.

Been following the development of this since Luka started posting about it, on his Patreon / Google Plus. The art is bomb (as is usual for Luka), and it's got neat ideas (I love the way the town mob is handled). But the standout in Witchburner for me [...]

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